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Response to 'Strike the Empire Back' at Catapult

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I thought this was a very insightful response by David Koyzis to catapult’s issue on Christians and empire (which itself was very insightful): When I read catapult’s recent issue on empire, my response was admittedly one of ambivalence. Ambivalence, because, on the one hand, there is no doubt that evil works its way into political, [...]

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Prayer Room at Symposium

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Guests from 40 countries at Symposium 2009

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International guests at Worship Symposium 2008 The Calvin Symposium on Worship will again be a small taste of the heavenly worship of Christians from “every tribe and tongue” (Rev. 7:9). We are delighted to welcome to Symposium this year over 100 guests from 40 countries (from Angola to Zambia!). Many will be leading worship and [...]

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Phillip Jenkins on Recovering the Ancient Church of the Middle East

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Phillip Jenkins, in an interview with Christianity Today: (also see his article for CT on recovering the history of the Eastern Church) [The] Eastern world has a solid claim to be the direct lineal heir of the earliest New Testament Christianity. Throughout their history, the Eastern churches used Syriac, which is close to Jesus’s own [...]

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prayers for trip to Argentina

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Our prayers are with our colleague Robert Nordling and his Calvin music students as they travel to Argentina to meet with Horacio Vivares, who will be presenting at Symposium 2009. Here’s the announcement from the Calvin Music Department: While in Argentina, the group will work with an Argentinian composer and music professor, Horacio Vivares to [...]

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'Peace on Earth' nativity scene

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Jimmy McCarty reflects on this and other nativity scenes.  

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SBTS Institute hosts lectures on 'Missions, Music, and Worship'

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From ICW:

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Prayers for Christians in India and Iraq

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Above: A Christian in her burned home in the Indian state of Orissa. (NY Times) Christians are suffering in India’s Orissa State and in Mosul, Iraq. We pray for their courage and safety. Earlier Post’60 Minutes’ on the persecution of Christians in Iraq  

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